維摩詰所說經(一名不可思議解脫上卷)
The Vimalakirti Sutra
姚秦三藏鳩摩羅什譯
Translated by the Tripitaka Master Kumarajiva of the Later Qin Dynasty
佛國品第一
Chapter 1: The Buddha Land
如是我聞：
This is what I have heard:
一時，佛在毘耶離菴羅樹園，與大比丘眾八千人俱，菩薩三萬二千——眾所知識，大智本行，皆悉成就；諸佛威神之所建立，為護法城，受持正法；能師子吼，名聞十方；眾人不請，友而安之；紹隆三寶，能使不絕；降伏魔怨，制諸外道，悉已清淨，永離蓋纏；心常安住，無礙解脫；念、定、總持、辯才不斷；布施、持戒、忍辱、精進、禪定、智慧及方便、力，無不具足；逮無所得不起法忍；已能隨順，轉不退輪；善解法相，知眾生根；蓋諸大眾得無所畏、功德智慧，以修其心；相好嚴身，色像第一，捨諸世間所有飾好；名稱高遠，踰於須彌；深信堅固，猶若金剛；法寶普照，而雨甘露；於眾言音，微妙第一；深入緣起，斷諸邪見，有無二邊，無復餘習；演法無畏，猶師子吼，其所講說，乃如雷震，無有量，已過量；集眾法寶，如海導師，了達諸法深妙之義；善知眾生往來所趣及心所行；近無等等佛自在慧、十力、無畏、十八不共；關閉一切諸惡趣門，而生五道以現其身；為大醫王，善療眾病，應病與藥，令得服行；無量功德皆成就，無量佛土皆嚴淨；其見聞者，無不蒙益，諸有所作，亦不唐捐：如是一切功德，皆悉具足——
At one time, the Buddha was in the Amra Grove of Vaishali, accompanied by eight thousand great bhikkhus and thirty-two thousand bodhisattvas. These were all well-known and recognized beings, accomplished in great wisdom and fundamental practices. They were established by the majestic power of the buddhas, serving as guardians of the Dharma fortress, upholding the true Dharma. They could roar like lions, their renown spreading throughout the ten directions. Without being asked, they befriended and comforted people. They carried forward the Three Jewels, ensuring their continuity. They subdued demonic adversaries and restrained non-Buddhist paths, having already purified themselves and forever abandoned the veils and entanglements. Their minds constantly abided in unobstructed liberation. Mindfulness, concentration, retention, and eloquence were unbroken. They were fully endowed with generosity, discipline, patience, diligence, meditation, wisdom, skillful means, and power. They had attained the patient acceptance of the non-arising of dharmas, having gained nothing to attain. They were already able to follow and turn the irreversible wheel. They skillfully understood the characteristics of dharmas and knew the faculties of sentient beings. They covered the great assembly with fearlessness, merit, and wisdom, thereby cultivating their minds. Their magnificent forms adorned their bodies, their appearances foremost, having relinquished all worldly adornments. Their fame was lofty and far-reaching, surpassing Mount Sumeru. Their profound faith was firm, like a vajra. The jewel of the Dharma shone everywhere, raining down sweet dew. Among all voices, theirs were subtle and supreme. They deeply penetrated dependent origination, cut off all wrong views, and were free from the two extremes of existence and non-existence, with no remaining habitual tendencies. They expounded the Dharma fearlessly, like a lion's roar. Their discourses were like thunder, immeasurable, having transcended measure. They gathered the treasures of the Dharma like a sea captain, thoroughly understanding the profound and wondrous meaning of all dharmas. They skillfully knew the destinations to which sentient beings go and the activities of their minds. They approached the peerless, unsurpassed buddha wisdom of sovereign mastery, the ten powers, the fearlessnesses, and the eighteen unique qualities. They closed the doors to all evil destinies, yet manifested their bodies within the five paths of existence. They were like great physician kings, skillfully healing all illnesses, prescribing medicine according to the disease, enabling beings to take and practice it. All immeasurable merits were accomplished; all immeasurable buddha-lands were purified and adorned. Those who saw or heard them all received benefit; nothing they did was in vain. All such merits were fully complete.
其名曰：等觀菩薩、不等觀菩薩、等不等觀菩薩、定自在王菩薩、法自在王菩薩、法相菩薩、光相菩薩、光嚴菩薩、大嚴菩薩、寶積菩薩、辯積菩薩、寶手菩薩、寶印手菩薩、常舉手菩薩、常下手菩薩、常慘菩薩、喜根菩薩、喜王菩薩、辯音菩薩、虛空藏菩薩、執寶炬菩薩、寶勇菩薩、寶見菩薩、帝網菩薩、明網菩薩、無緣觀菩薩、慧積菩薩、寶勝菩薩、天王菩薩、壞魔菩薩、電德菩薩、自在王菩薩、功德相嚴菩薩、師子吼菩薩、雷音菩薩、山相擊音菩薩、香象菩薩、白香象菩薩、常精進菩薩、不休息菩薩、妙生菩薩、華嚴菩薩、觀世音菩薩、得大勢菩薩、梵網菩薩、寶杖菩薩、無勝菩薩、嚴土菩薩、金髻菩薩、珠髻菩薩、彌勒菩薩、文殊師利法王子菩薩，如是等三萬二千人。
Their names are:
Contemplation-Equal Bodhisattva, Non-Contemplation-Equal Bodhisattva, Equal-and-Non-Equal Bodhisattva, King of Meditative Concentration Bodhisattva, King of Dharma-Freedom Bodhisattva, Dharma-Characteristics Bodhisattva, Light-Characteristics Bodhisattva, Light-Adornment Bodhisattva, Great-Adornment Bodhisattva, Jewel-Accumulation Bodhisattva, Eloquence-Accumulation Bodhisattva, Jewel-Hand Bodhisattva, Jewel-Seal-Hand Bodhisattva, Always-Raised-Hand Bodhisattva, Always-Lowered-Hand Bodhisattva, Always-Sad-Face Bodhisattva, Joy-Root Bodhisattva, Joy-King Bodhisattva, Eloquence-Sound Bodhisattva, Space-Storehouse Bodhisattva, Holding-Jewel-Torch Bodhisattva, Jewel-Courage Bodhisattva, Jewel-Vision Bodhisattva, Indra's-Net Bodhisattva, Light-Net Bodhisattva, Non-Conceptual-Contemplation Bodhisattva, Wisdom-Accumulation Bodhisattva, Jewel-Victory Bodhisattva, Heavenly-King Bodhisattva, Demon-Destroyer Bodhisattva, Lightning-Virtue Bodhisattva, Sovereign-King Bodhisattva, Merit-Characteristics-Adornment Bodhisattva, Lion's-Roar Bodhisattva, Thunder-Sound Bodhisattva, Mountain-Colliding-Sound Bodhisattva, Fragrant-Elephant Bodhisattva, White-Fragrant-Elephant Bodhisattva, Constant-Diligence Bodhisattva, Never-Resting Bodhisattva, Marvelous-Birth Bodhisattva, Flower-Adornment Bodhisattva, World-Sound-Perceiver Bodhisattva, Great-Power-Attainer Bodhisattva, Brahma-Net Bodhisattva, Jewel-Staff Bodhisattva, Unsurpassed Bodhisattva, Land-Adornment Bodhisattva, Golden-Bun Bodhisattva, Pearl-Bun Bodhisattva, Maitreya Bodhisattva, and Manjushri the Dharma-Prince Bodhisattva. In total, there were thirty-two thousand such bodhisattvas.
復有萬梵天王尸棄等，從餘四天下來詣佛所而聽法；復有萬二千天帝，亦從餘四天下來在會坐；并餘大威力諸天、龍神、夜叉、乾闥婆、阿脩羅、迦樓羅、緊那羅、摩睺羅伽等，悉來會坐；諸比丘、比丘尼、優婆塞、優婆夷，俱來會坐。彼時佛與無量百千之眾，恭敬圍繞而為說法，譬如須彌山王顯于大海，安處眾寶師子之座，蔽於一切諸來大眾。
There were also ten thousand great Brahma kings, including Shikhi, who came from other worlds to hear the Buddha teach. Twelve thousand heavenly emperors also came from other worlds to join the assembly. Other powerful deities, dragon spirits, celestial musicians, demi-gods, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas, and the like all came to sit in the assembly. Monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen also all came to sit there. At that time, the Buddha was surrounded and honored by countless hundreds of thousands of beings, as he taught them the Dharma. He sat on a lion's throne adorned with jewels, and he towered over the entire great assembly like the king of Mount Sumeru rising above the great ocean.
爾時毘耶離城有長者子，名曰寶積，與五百長者子，俱持七寶蓋來詣佛所，頭面禮足，各以其蓋共供養佛。佛之威神，令諸寶蓋合成一蓋，遍覆三千大千世界，而此世界廣長之相悉於中現；又此三千大千世界諸須彌山、雪山、目真隣陀山、摩訶目真隣陀山、香山、寶山、金山、黑山、鐵圍山、大鐵圍山，大海江河，川流泉源及日月星辰、天宮、龍宮、諸尊神宮，悉現於寶蓋中；又十方諸佛、諸佛說法，亦現於寶蓋中。爾時一切大眾，覩佛神力，歎未曾有！合掌禮佛，瞻仰尊顏，目不暫捨。於是長者子寶積即於佛前，以偈頌曰：
At that time, in the city of Vaishali, there was a wealthy elder’s son named Ratnakūṭa (Treasure-Heap). Together with five hundred other sons of wealthy elders, each holding a precious seven-jeweled canopy, they came to the Buddha’s presence. They bowed their heads at the Buddha’s feet and offered their canopies in homage.
Through the Buddha’s majestic spiritual power, all the jeweled canopies merged into a single canopy, covering the entire trichiliocosm. The vast expanse of this world appeared fully within it. Moreover, all the mountains of this great trichiliocosm—Sumeru, Snow Mountains, Mucilinda, Great Mucilinda, Fragrant Mountain, Jewel Mountain, Gold Mountain, Black Mountain, Iron Ring Mountain, and Great Iron Ring Mountain—along with the great seas, rivers, streams, springs, the sun, moon, stars, heavenly palaces, dragon palaces, and the palaces of all honored deities—all appeared within that jeweled canopy. Furthermore, all the Buddhas of the ten directions and their teachings also appeared within that jeweled canopy.
At that moment, the entire assembly, witnessing the Buddha’s miraculous power, exclaimed that they had never seen such a marvel! With palms joined, they bowed to the Buddha, gazing up at his venerable countenance without blinking or turning away for even an instant.
Then the elder’s son Ratnakūṭa, standing before the Buddha, recited a verse in praise:
「目淨脩廣如青蓮，心淨已度諸禪定，
久積淨業稱無量，導眾以寂故稽首。
既見大聖以神變，普現十方無量土，
其中諸佛演說法，於是一切悉見聞。
法王法力超群生，常以法財施一切，
能善分別諸法相，於第一義而不動，
已於諸法得自在，是故稽首此法王。
說法不有亦不無，以因緣故諸法生，
無我無造無受者，善惡之業亦不亡。
始在佛樹力降魔，得甘露滅覺道成，
已無心意無受行，而悉摧伏諸外道。
三轉法輪於大千，其輪本來常清淨，
天人得道此為證，三寶於是現世間。
以斯妙法濟群生，一受不退常寂然，
度老病死大醫王，當禮法海德無邊。
毀譽不動如須彌，於善不善等以慈，
心行平等如虛空，孰聞人寶不敬承？
今奉世尊此微蓋，於中現我三千界，
諸天龍神所居宮，乾闥婆等及夜叉。
悉見世間諸所有，十力哀現是化變，
眾覩希有皆歎佛，今我稽首三界尊。
大聖法王眾所歸，淨心觀佛靡不欣，
各見世尊在其前，斯則神力不共法；
佛以一音演說法，眾生隨類各得解，
皆謂世尊同其語，斯則神力不共法；
佛以一音演說法，眾生各各隨所解，
普得受行獲其利，斯則神力不共法；
佛以一音演說法，或有恐畏或歡喜，
或生厭離或斷疑，斯則神力不共法。
稽首十力大精進，稽首已得無所畏，
稽首住於不共法，稽首一切大導師，
稽首能斷眾結縛，稽首已到於彼岸，
稽首能度諸世間，稽首永離生死道。
悉知眾生來去相，善於諸法得解脫，
不著世間如蓮華，常善入於空寂行，
達諸法相無罣礙，稽首如空無所依。」
"His eyes are pure and wide, like blue lotus flowers; His mind is pure, having penetrated all states of meditative absorption. Long has He cultivated pure karma, known as the Immeasurable; He guides all beings to stillness, and so I bow to Him.
Having seen the Great Sage's miraculous power, Which manifests throughout countless lands in the ten directions, Where all Buddhas teach the Dharma, All beings see and hear it completely.
The Dharma King's power surpasses all beings; He constantly bestows the wealth of Dharma upon everyone. He can clearly distinguish all phenomena, Yet is immovable in the Ultimate Truth. He has mastered all things, And so I bow to this Dharma King.
In His teaching, there is neither existence nor non-existence; All things arise due to causes and conditions. There is no self, no creator, no one who experiences, Yet the results of good and evil deeds never disappear.
At the foot of the Bodhi tree, He conquered Mara with His power; He attained the nectar of liberation and realized the path of awakening. Free from mental activity and conditioned doing, He completely vanquished all heretics.
Three times He turned the Wheel of Dharma throughout the cosmos. That wheel is by nature always pure. Celestial and human beings attained the path as evidence: The Three Jewels thus appeared in the world.
With this wondrous Dharma, He rescues all beings; Once received, one never regresses and abides in perpetual peace. He is the Great Physician who conquers aging, sickness, and death; I should pay homage to the ocean of Dharma, whose virtues are boundless.
He remains unmoved by praise or blame, like Mount Sumeru; He treats both good and evil with equal compassion. His mind acts impartially, like empty space. Who hears of such a jewel among humans and does not respectfully honor Him?
Now I offer this small canopy to the World-Honored One, Within which appears my three-thousandfold world— The palaces of all gods, dragons, spirits, Gandharvas, yakshas, and the rest.
All beings see everything in the world; The Ten-Powered One compassionately manifests this miraculous transformation. Witnessing such a rarity, all praise the Buddha; Now I bow to the Lord of the Three Realms.
The Great Sage, the Dharma King, is the refuge of all. With pure minds, they gaze upon the Buddha, and all are delighted. Each sees the World-Honored One right before them— This is His unique, incomparable power.
The Buddha teaches with a single voice, Yet beings each understand according to their own kind. All think the World-Honored One speaks their own language— This is His unique, incomparable power.
The Buddha teaches with a single voice, Yet beings each interpret it according to their own understanding. They all receive and practice it, reaping its benefits— This is His unique, incomparable power.
The Buddha teaches with a single voice, Some feel fear, others joy; Some grow disillusioned, others have their doubts cut away— This is His unique, incomparable power.
I bow to the Ten-Powered One of great diligence; I bow to the One who has attained fearlessness. I bow to the One who abides in unique qualities; I bow to the Supreme Teacher of all. I bow to the One who severs all bonds; I bow to the One who has reached the Other Shore. I bow to the One who guides all worlds across; I bow to the One who has forever left the cycle of birth and death.
He thoroughly knows the coming and going of all beings; He skillfully attains liberation through all phenomena. Unattached to the world, like a lotus flower, He always enters the practice of emptiness and stillness. He comprehends the nature of all things without obstruction— I bow to the One who is like empty space, without any support."
爾時長者子寶積說此偈已，白佛言：「世尊！是五百長者子，皆已發阿耨多羅三藐三菩提心，願聞得佛國土清淨，唯願世尊說諸菩薩淨土之行！」
Then the elder's son, Bao Ji, having spoken these verses, said to the Buddha: "World-Honored One, these five hundred elders' sons have all awakened the mind of Supreme Perfect Enlightenment. They wish to hear about the purification of a Buddha's land. Please, World-Honored One, teach the practices that purify a Bodhisattva's land."
佛言：「善哉！寶積！乃能為諸菩薩，問於如來淨土之行。諦聽，諦聽！善思念之，當為汝說！」於是寶積及五百長者子受教而聽。
The Buddha said, “Excellent, Ratnakuta! It is wonderful that you would ask the Tathagata about the pure land practice for the sake of all bodhisattvas. Listen carefully, listen carefully, and reflect well upon it. I will explain it for you.” Then Ratnakuta and the five hundred sons of wealthy elders received the teaching and listened.
佛言：「寶積！眾生之類是菩薩佛土。所以者何？菩薩隨所化眾生而取佛土，隨所調伏眾生而取佛土，隨諸眾生應以何國入佛智慧而取佛土，隨諸眾生應以何國起菩薩根而取佛土。所以者何？菩薩取於淨國，皆為饒益諸眾生故。譬如有人，欲於空地造立宮室，隨意無礙；若於虛空，終不能成！菩薩如是，為成就眾生故，願取佛國，願取佛國者，非於空也。
The Buddha said, "Precious Accumulation, sentient beings are the Buddha-field of a bodhisattva. Why is this? A bodhisattva attains a Buddha-field by guiding sentient beings to transformation; attains a Buddha-field by taming sentient beings; attains a Buddha-field by leading sentient beings to enter the Buddha's wisdom through a suitable land; attains a Buddha-field by helping sentient beings awaken the roots of bodhisattvahood through a suitable land. Why is this? A bodhisattva seeks a pure land solely for the benefit of all sentient beings. It is like someone who wants to build a palace on open ground—they can do so freely without obstruction. But if they try to build it in empty space, they will never succeed. Likewise, a bodhisattva takes on a Buddha-land for the purpose of helping sentient beings. Taking on a Buddha-land is not about building on emptiness."
「寶積！當知：直心是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，不諂眾生來生其國；深心是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，具足功德眾生來生其國；菩提心是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，大乘眾生來生其國；布施是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，一切能捨眾生來生其國；持戒是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，行十善道滿願眾生來生其國；忍辱是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，三十二相莊嚴眾生來生其國；精進是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，勤修一切功德眾生來生其國；禪定是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，攝心不亂眾生來生其國；智慧是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，正定眾生來生其國；四無量心是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，成就慈、悲、喜、捨眾生來生其國；四攝法是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，解脫所攝眾生來生其國；方便是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，於一切法方便無礙眾生來生其國；三十七道品是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，念處、正勤、神足、根、力、覺、道眾生來生其國；迴向心是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，得一切具足功德國土；說除八難是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，國土無有三惡、八難；自守戒行、不譏彼闕是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，國土無有犯禁之名；十善是菩薩淨土——菩薩成佛時，命不中夭、大富、梵行、所言誠諦、常以軟語、眷屬不離善和諍訟、言必饒益、不嫉、不恚、正見眾生來生其國。
"Baoji, you should know this: An honest heart is the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, beings without deceit are born in that land.
A sincere, deep heart is the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, beings with full virtue are born in that land.
The awakened mind (Bodhicitta) is the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, beings of the Great Vehicle are born in that land.
Generosity is the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, beings who can give up everything are born in that land.
Keeping precepts is the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, beings who practice the ten good deeds and fulfill their vows are born in that land.
Patience is the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, beings adorned with the thirty-two marks of a great being are born in that land.
Diligence is the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, beings who earnestly cultivate all virtues are born in that land.
Meditation is the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, beings with a focused, undisturbed mind are born in that land.
Wisdom is the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, beings with right understanding are born in that land.
The four boundless states of mind are the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, beings who embody loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity are born in that land.
The four methods of attraction are the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, beings who are helped toward liberation through these methods are born in that land.
Skillful means is the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, beings who are free and unhindered in all methods are born in that land.
The thirty-seven factors of enlightenment are the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, beings who master the four foundations of mindfulness, the four right efforts, the four bases of spiritual power, the five roots, the five powers, the seven factors of enlightenment, and the eightfold path are born in that land.
Dedication of merit is the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, they attain a land fully endowed with all virtues.
Teaching to remove the eight difficulties is the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, their land has no three lower realms or eight difficulties.
Observing one's own precepts and not criticizing others' faults is the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, their land has no mention of breaking rules.
The ten good deeds are the Buddha's pure land—when a Bodhisattva attains Buddhahood, beings are born in that land whose lives are long and not cut short, who are wealthy, who practice chastity, who speak truthfully, who always use gentle words, whose families are harmonious without disputes, whose words always bring benefit, who are free from envy and anger, and who hold right views."
「如是，寶積！菩薩隨其直心，則能發行；隨其發行，則得深心；隨其深心，則意調伏；隨意調伏，則如說行；隨如說行，則能迴向；隨其迴向，則有方便；隨其方便，則成就眾生；隨成就眾生，則佛土淨；隨佛土淨，則說法淨；隨說法淨，則智慧淨；隨智慧淨，則其心淨；隨其心淨，則一切功德淨。是故，寶積！若菩薩欲得淨土，當淨其心；隨其心淨，則佛土淨。」
"Thus, Ratnakuta, when a bodhisattva possesses an upright mind, they can put it into action. With such action, they develop a profound mind. With a profound mind, their intentions become tamed. With tamed intentions, they act as they speak. Acting as they speak, they can dedicate merit. With dedication, they gain skillful means. With skillful means, they can help beings attain fulfillment. By helping beings attain fulfillment, the Buddha-land becomes pure. As the Buddha-land becomes pure, the teaching becomes pure. As the teaching becomes pure, wisdom becomes pure. As wisdom becomes pure, the mind becomes pure. As the mind becomes pure, all merits become pure.
Therefore, Ratnakuta, if a bodhisattva wishes to attain a pure land, they should purify their own mind. When the mind is pure, the Buddha-land is pure."
爾時舍利弗承佛威神作是念：「若菩薩心淨，則佛土淨者，我世尊本為菩薩時，意豈不淨，而是佛土不淨若此？」
At that time, Shariputra, empowered by the Buddha's spiritual influence, had this thought: "If a pure mind leads to a pure Buddha land, then when our Blessed One was still a bodhisattva, could his intention have been impure? Yet why is this Buddha land so impure?"
佛知其念，即告之言：「於意云何？日月豈不淨耶，而盲者不見？」
The Buddha, knowing their thoughts, immediately said: "What do you think—are not the sun and moon perfectly clear by nature? And yet, how can a blind person see them?"
對曰：「不也，世尊！是盲者過，非日月咎。」
Answered: "No, World-Honored One. The fault lies with the blind person, not with the sun or moon."
「舍利弗！眾生罪故，不見如來佛土嚴淨，非如來咎；舍利弗！我此土淨，而汝不見。」
"Shariputra, it is due to the karmic obstructions of sentient beings that they cannot see the pure and majestic perfection of the Tathāgata's Buddha-land. This is not the Tathāgata's fault. Shariputra, my land here is pure, but you simply cannot see it."
爾時螺髻梵王語舍利弗：「勿作是意，謂此佛土以為不淨。所以者何？我見釋迦牟尼佛土清淨，譬如自在天宮。」
Then the coiled-hair Brahma King said to Shariputra, "Do not form the idea that this Buddha land is impure. Why is that? Because I see the land of Shakyamuni Buddha as pure and clear, like the palace of the Self-Mastering Heaven."
舍利弗言：「我見此土丘陵坑坎、荊蕀沙礫、土石諸山、穢惡充滿。」
Shariputra said, "I see this land filled with hills, pits, thorns, gravel, earth, stone mountains, and all kinds of filth and ugliness."
螺髻梵王言：「仁者心有高下，不依佛慧，故見此土為不淨耳！舍利弗！菩薩於一切眾生悉皆平等，深心清淨，依佛智慧，則能見此佛土清淨。」
The Brahma King with the Topknot said: "Noble one, your mind makes distinctions between high and low, and does not rely on the Buddha's wisdom—that is why you see this land as impure. Shariputra, a bodhisattva regards all beings as equal, has a deeply pure heart, and relies on the Buddha's wisdom; only then can they see that this buddha-land is pure."
於是佛以足指按地，即時三千大千世界，若干百千珍寶嚴飾，譬如寶莊嚴佛無量功德寶莊嚴土，一切大眾歎未曾有，而皆自見坐寶蓮華。佛告舍利弗：「汝且觀是佛土嚴淨？」
Then the Buddha pressed the ground with his toe. In that very moment, the entire universe of three thousand worlds appeared adorned with countless treasures—hundreds and thousands of precious jewels—just like the land of the Jewel-Adorned Buddha, a realm filled with infinite virtue and splendor. The entire assembly, amazed, exclaimed that such a sight had never been seen before, and each person saw themselves seated upon a jeweled lotus flower. The Buddha said to Shariputra, "Now look—is this Buddha-land pure and magnificent?"
舍利弗言：「唯然，世尊！本所不見，本所不聞，今佛國土嚴淨悉現。」
Shariputra said, "Indeed, World-Honored One! What has never been seen before, what has never been heard before—now the Buddha's land appears in all its majesty and purity."
佛語舍利弗：「我佛國土常淨若此，為欲度斯下劣人故，示是眾惡不淨土耳！譬如諸天，共寶器食，隨其福德，飯色有異。如是，舍利弗！若人心淨，便見此土功德莊嚴。」
The Buddha said to Shariputra, "My Buddha land is always as pure as this. It is only because I wish to save those of inferior nature that I show it as filled with evils and impurities. For example, when the gods eat from the same jeweled vessel, the color of the food differs according to their merit. In the same way, Shariputra, if a person's mind is pure, they will see this land adorned with blessings and virtues."
當佛現此國土嚴淨之時，寶積所將五百長者子皆得無生法忍，八萬四千人皆發阿耨多羅三藐三菩提心。佛攝神足，於是世界還復如故；求聲聞乘三萬二千天及人，知有為法皆悉無常，遠塵離垢，得法眼淨；八千比丘，不受諸法，漏盡意解。
When the Buddha revealed the purity and splendor of his land, the five hundred sons of elders led by Jewel Accumulation all attained the patient acceptance of the truth that no phenomena arise. Eighty-four thousand people awakened the mind set on supreme, perfect enlightenment. The Buddha withdrew his miraculous power, and the world returned to its ordinary state. Among the thirty-two thousand gods and humans who were seeking the Lesser Vehicle, they recognized that all conditioned things are impermanent, cleared away defilements, and attained the pure Dharma-eye. Eight thousand monks, no longer clinging to any phenomena, gained freedom through the end of all mental outflows.